Eco-friendly
NGB Promotes Container Pollinator Gardens to 200 Million Consumers
National Garden Bureau (NGB), as part of its continuing mission to promote gardening, has published and distributed a consumer press release on creating container pollinator gardens. With the help of its members, NGB created an... more »
Plant-Powered Packaging
After years of research, trialing and development with Minnesota-based sustainable materials manufacturer VistaTek, Proven Winners is debuting an Eco+ Grande fully compostable container for growers and grower-retailers. The plant-powered pot is made from starchy renewable... more »
Adapting to a Changing Climate: Garden Centers are Finding Long-Term Eco-Friendly Solutions to Adjust to Climate Challenges.
Hotter-than-average summers have brought new challenges not only to home gardeners but to garden centers as well. Garden centers and growers are addressing the issue by adapting more eco-friendly practices and promoting drought-tolerant and native... more »
Proven Winners Debuts New Compostable Container
Proven Winners is debuting a brand new, fully compostable container called the Eco+ Grande to help reduce the volume of single-use plastic containers and be better stewards of the environment. This 4.25 inch container is... more »Merchandising Tips to Sell More Pollinator-Friendly Goods
More than a buzz word or a passing fad, pollinators and the important role they play in our ecosystems and food web have finally reached critical relevance. While significant focus has been placed on bee... more »
Organic Home Gardening Continues to Rise
This Earth Month, Seeds of Change, the largest exclusively organic seed brand in the country, says that its sales growth of 52% year over year can be attributed to a rise in eco-conscious consumers who are... more »
A Fertile — and Growing — Market
Some 16 to 20 million new gardeners dug in the dirt in 2020, thanks to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders across the U.S. and an increased interest in the “grow your own” movement. As such, through 2024,... more »
Promoting Pollinators
The green industry benefits from services provided by pollinating insects because plants bearing fruit at garden centers are often preferred by retail customers. Also, pollinators help urban landscapes thrive by fostering berry and other fruit... more »
Off the Grid: An IGC Installs a Solar Array to Cover 100% of its Energy Use
Country Mile Gardens, a family-owned and operated garden center in Harding, New Jersey, has installed a 35kW solar system to cover 100% of its energy use. The solar array, situated on 2,000 square feet of the... more »Smithers-Oasis Offers Rootcubes in Packs for Retail
Smithers-Oasis Company is now offering a new retail pack of its Oasis Grower Solutions Rootcubes foam media. The new retail pack is available in two sizes, a 104-count sheet and 50-count sheet, both containing two sheets of the... more »Practical Organic Gardening in Retail
You are what you eat. While a little cliché, it makes a good point. What we put into our bodies is the fuel that keeps us going. Eating food is the all-inclusive unifier. Breaking bread... more »
Marketing Water-Wise Plants
Colorado’s population is expected to nearly double between 2000 and 2040. Most of this growth is happening along the eastern slope of the Rockies, in areas where our average annual precipitation is less than 15... more »
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